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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,105, dated'April 17, 1883.

Application filed January 26, 1883. (No model.)

To alt whom fit may concer-n:

Be it known that I, JOHN WEIRLGK, of Mifflinburg, in the count-y of Union and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form partot this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of inventions known as harness and to this end it consists in novel means for connecting and fastening the trace to the tug, the tug to the haine, the combination ot' the saddle-band with a holdback-strap and trace-carrier, a box-loop slide or keeper, and other details of construction, all ot' which will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a view of one side of a harness, showing the use of lnyitnprovementsasemployedtherewith. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the harne screw-clip or tug. Fig. 3 is a. perspective view of the adjustable screw-buckle. Fig. 4 is a view of a screw trace-carrier. Fig. 5 is a side view ot' the screw-shaft-bearer buckle. Fig. Gis a perspective view, of the box-loop slide. Fig. 7 is a perspective view ot' the screw-buckle as in separate parts. Fig. 8 is an edge view of a trace, tug` buckles, and box-loop attached to the llame-link. Fig. 9 isa viewin perspective of a part of a shaft with portion ot' band.

A represents theback-strap; B, a portion of saddle; C, the trace. D is the hip-band, and d a part ot' a haine.

In a link in the haine d is fitted a hooked end of the harne screw-clip a, and said end bent under and brought up through a slot, ct', in said clip. Theend of the trace-tug C', having eyelets, lits onto the screw a of the clip, and is held or retained thereon by screwing on the screw-cap a', which has an arched turning piece to enable it to be screwed on tightly. The trace-tug, being double, forms a loop, in which is held the adjustable screw buckle through a slotted projection, b', thereon. This buckle is formed ot' a piece of metal having the said slotted projection b', and on the sides of this piece are upright extensions b, to

l which are pivotally hinged two ends cfa plate,

By my improvement, to which I have given I the tern1slide,77 it is done-viz., as in Fig. S. Where the part C" ofthe tug is doubled, it is slipped through the fastener, which is on one end of the slide. The double strap on which it is placed is sewed between the ends of the slide. Then the end ot' the strap is slipped through the other holder and the sewing continued, and is thus held in position by themetallic fastenings. The trace is fitted onto the screw-tongue of the adjustable buckle, the free end .being held by the slide,'and also on the screw-tongue ot' said buckle is fitted the end of the portion ofthe saddle, leaving enough projecting with which to secure the girt-band. (Not shown.) these the plate b" and screwing on the screwcap 4, (which is the same in construction as screw-cap a,) the buckling is made secure and strong, and the tighter the screw-cap is screwed on the less strain there is upon the tongue, the compression of the straps made by the buckle acting as a relief thereto. Instead of the screW-buckle,.as shown in Fig. 3, being used, the kind b shown in Fig. 7 is an equally secure and advantageous buckle, it being a modification ofthe other, the difference being that its parts are separate, and it is intended to be used 011 the back-strap, if desired. The hip-band D is turned and buckled-to form a loop for carrying the trace, and up through eyelets in the back-strap, at the part where the hip-band crosses, extends a screw-tongue formed on a circular piece of metal, e, a leather loop,f, being secured on the back-strap at this part, through which the hip-band and a holdback-strap pass, the purpose of which loop and holdback-strap will be described hereinafter.

Then by pushing down over IOO On the screw-tongue on the plate e is screwed a sort of cockeye, g, as shown in Fig. clip or tug and adjustable screw-buckle, sub- 4, said cockeye being shaped at the top like an anchor, said device being entitled the screwtrace carrier,7 and serves to hold the back end of the traces on when they are unhitched from the sin gle-tree.

In Fig. 9, H is a shaft which is held up .by a shaftcarrier, I, secured onto the girth and saddlestrap by a device similar to the screwbuckle heretofore described, except that it is bent around the ring, but is provided with a screw-ton gue running through the strap, wh ich is held on by the scre\v-cap.

G is a Vholdback-strap attached to the saddie-strap, and runs through the loopfon the back-strap. It is intended to be utilized in light harness instead of the ordinary breeching-strap, andwith double harness serves to prevent the collars from running np on the horses necks when descending incline planes. The loop fon the back-strap has the screwtongue passing up through it, onto which the cockeye is screwed, and it is thus turned into a double loop, the hip-band working through it on one side ot' the cockeye and the holdbackstrap on the other.

Having described myinvention, whatIclaim 1s- 1. In a harness, the combination of the trace, having the boxloop slide secured thereon in the manner described, with the baule screwstantially as set forth.

2. In a harness, the saddle-band having secured thereto by the screw-buckle a holdbackstrap,in combination with the backstrap provided Wi'th the double loop, and the screw trace-carrier, as described.

3. In a harness, the combination ofthe trace andtug thereof with the screw-buckle and cap herein described, said buckle being of two parts pivotally connected and` slotted, and adapted to be adjusted to any thickness ot' strap, substantially as and in the manner set forth.

4. In a harness, the combination ofthe tracetug and hame thereof with the screw-clip and cap herein described, said device adapted to hold and connect the same, substantially as and in the manner shown.

5. In a harness, the back-strap having the loop, the combination of the metal plate having a screw-tongue tting through said loop, as described, with the anchor-shaped cockeye and trace, substantially as set forth.

Intestimony that I claim the foregoing as my own* I afx my signature in presence of' two witnesses.

l JOHN WEIRIGK.

Witnesses:

O. E. DUFFY, B. F. MoRsELL. 

